During a playback stream earlier this month, Doom Eternal director Hugo Martin was asked if the team ever considered developing a female Doom Slayer for the game. His response was surprisingly thorough.
“Actually, I thought about it,” Martin told Bethhua community manager Joshua Boyle after a question from viewers. “I think if we did, I would be lethal. I think it’s interesting how it would have an impact on killing glory, on the kind of weapons they would have, on the fighting style. All aggression, absolutely, but a different kind of aggression. I would really try to allow it to impact the game in a way that makes sense. I definitely thought about that. ”
The people behind 2016 Doom and 2020 Doom Eternal they referred to their main character as a Ferrari in that game called Doom Slayer it’s fun at any speed. Martin said he would like to discover similar types of references for any character he develops, including a hypothetical female Doom Slayer.
“How would that affect things?” Martin added. “What kind of analogies could you draw from this and allow it to influence the experience? It would definitely be great. ”
identity DoomThe protagonist – formerly known as Doomguy before being reinvented as Doom Slayer alongside the modern story-oriented restart – has never had much influence on first-person shooter action. He is simply a vessel for his own player’s desire to destroy a bunch of demons as brutally as possible. That being said, the fact that Martin has seriously considered developing a female counterpart is quite neat and it should be interesting to see if these ideas make their way into the future. Doom projects.